Preventing domestic violence and animal abuse in Ukraine during a full-scale invasion: the case study of Kharkiv (Ukraine)

This article is devoted to the problem of preventing domestic violence and related crimes in Ukraine during a full-scale invasion: the case study of Kharkiv.

Combining the legal and practical analysis of domestic violence and related crimes has theoretical advantages: it can show trends in criminal activities and changes in policing such as response times before and after full scale invasion. In the research undertaken it was suggested that the legal framework itself had gaps,which is directly connected with a full-scale invasion and police powers, for example, during a curfew. This significantly influenced the effectiveness of police powers in cases of domestic violence.

In this research the author analyses modern approaches in legislation, police work and links between domestic abuse and other related crimes, such as animal abuse. Special attention is paid to police innovative approaches in response to the above types of crimes and education processes as an important part of updating the knowledge and skills of the front-line police officers. In the article typical criminal actionswere analysed,whichtook place inKharkiv.